An Afternoon with Nehemiah Persoff

Mr. Persoff, now 102 years old, has appeared in more than 40 films and over 300 television episodes during his long, illustrious career. An inaugural member of The Actor’s Studio, he has shared the screen with a who’s who of American screen legends including James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Barbra Streisand and countless others. His credits include the role of Little Napoleon in Some Like it Hot, Reb Mendel in Yentl, and the voice of Papa Mousekewitz in An American Tail. 

Mr. Persoff’s memoir, The Many Faces of Nehemiah was published in 2021. Mr. Persoff will be interviewed by actor, director and playwright Mark F. Jenkins, lifetime member of The Actor’s Studio, Co-founder of Freehold Theatre Lab and former professor and Head of the Professional Actor Training Program at the University of Washington where he is now Professor Emeritus. Mark is honored to be in conversation with Mr. Persoff for this special program

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